Our second lunch option is a very lovely and very simple
pureed fall soup, with flavors of butternut squash, green apple, and autumn herbs.
Not exact matches
This
soup is a great way to use pie or sugar pumpkins, or the excess pumpkin
puree you bought during the
fall when it was on sale.
My favorite
fall foods are fresh apples and
pureed soups with coconut milk — made with either squash like butternut or kabocha, or root vegetables like parsnips or sweet potatoes.
Perhaps I will cook them all and store the
puree in the freezer for easy
fall and winter
soups.
Butternut squash is in season right now, and when roasted, the flesh softens and the flavor deepens, making it ready to be
pureed into creamy
fall soup.
In the
Fall, I'll often plan our family's meals for the week around a large winter squash since one large squash (like a cushaw) since it can be a side dish on its own, a base for
soups,
pureed in smoothies and even the seeds can be roasted for a snack!
Usually, we will make a large batch of
pureed soup so we can then freeze it in handy mason jar portions and enjoy a bowl on those cooler
fall days.
Delicata squash can stand on it's own as a side dish but it's also perfect for stuffing with whole grains or
pureed into a smooth and creamy
fall soup.
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